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1 Hobbs, H.; Bentancour, F. M.; Bolaños, O. B.; Quirós, E. S. 1998. The creation of a coordinated national agricultural research system: The case of Costa Rica: Benchmark study. ISNAR briefing paper, 37:7p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 4689 Record No: H021957)
2 CGIAR. 2012. The CGIAR at 40: institutional evolution of the world’s premier agricultural research network. Washington, DC, USA: CGIAR. 141p.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045112)
http://library.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10947/2761/cgiar40yrs_book_final_sept2012.pdf?sequence=1
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H045112.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H045112.pdf
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3 Staiger-Rivas, S.; Le Borgne, E.; Victor, M. 2015. Group facilitation in CGIAR: experiences and lessons from international agricultural research organizations. Knowledge Management for Development Journal, 11(1):77-90.
Agricultural research ; Research institutions ; International organizations ; CGIAR ; Participatory approaches ; Decision making ; Stakeholders ; Knowledge management ; Development plans ; Case studies
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047005)
http://journal.km4dev.org/index.php/km4dj/article/viewFile/211/350
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047005.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047005.pdf
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This article describes CGIAR’s experience with group facilitation over 10 years. CGIAR is a global partnership that unites organizations engaged in research for a food-secure future. Including 15 research centers with a total of nearly 9,000 staff, CGIAR embarked a decade ago on an effort to improve how teams meet, think collectively, and make decisions. Inspired by participatory approaches, which had been used since the 1980s to involve farmers in research, the leaders of this effort aimed to tackle challenges faced by research teams and partnerships, and since then, the need for more effective stakeholder engagement and the consequent demand for group facilitation have steadily increased. Based on the experiences of the co-authors, a survey, complemented by follow-up conversations with CGIAR in-house facilitators and researchers, as well as professional consultant-facilitators and partners, this case study analyzes the evolution of facilitation, its added value, and current trends. In addition, the authors discuss the different ways and contexts in which facilitators have worked in CGIAR and some of the facilitation essentials that emerge from the author’s enquiry. This article should be of particular interest to knowledge management practitioners working in research and development, as it offers hints on how to position facilitation as an essential tool for stakeholder engagement and participatory decision-making in research-for-development organizations.
4 Langan, Simon; Kebede, H.; Tadesse, Desalegne; Terefe, B. (Eds.) 2015. Proceedings of the Launching Workshop of the Agricultural Water Management Platform, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 15-16 January 2015. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 56p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2015.210]
Agriculture ; Water management ; Agricultural sector ; Agricultural development ; Watershed management ; Water conservation ; Soil conservation ; Government policy ; Research institutions ; Investment ; Incentives ; Climate change ; Sustainability ; Land management ; Land degradation ; Farmers ; Smallholder ; Small scale farming ; Irrigation water ; Irrigation schemes ; Crop production ; Households ; Capacity building ; Learning / Ethiopia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H047032)
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5 Drechsel, Pay; Keraita, B. 2015. Agriculture in the rural-urban continuum: a CGIAR research perspective. Agriculture for Development, 26:14-19.
Urban agriculture ; Periurban agriculture ; Rural areas ; Peri urban areas ; Urban areas ; CGIAR ; Research institutions ; Food security ; Food supply ; Irrigated farming ; Urban wastes ; Water pollution ; Sanitation ; Ecosystem services ; Vegetables ; Environmental health / Ghana / Kumasi
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047347)
http://www.taa.org.uk/assets/pubs/Ag4Dev26%20_Winter_for_Web.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047347.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047347.pdf
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Thirsty and hungry cities are posing significant challenges for the urban-rural interface ranging from food security to inter-sectoral water allocation. Not only is the supply of resources to urban centres a growing challenge in low-income countries, but even more is the urban return flow, as investments in waste management and sanitation, ie the ‘ultimate food waste’, are not able to keep pace with population growth. And where polluted water is used in irrigation to feed the cities, food safety is becoming a crucial component of food security. Most affected by resource competition and pollution are the urban and peri-urban farming systems which are often driven by the informal sector. Urban waste is not only a challenge but also offers opportunities. It is in this interface between agriculture and sanitation where the CGIAR operates through its research programme on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE), addressing both the challenges and opportunities of urbanisation: by exploring novel perspectives and solutions to respond to changing population dynamics, resource demands, centralised water and nutrient flows, and ecosystem services under pressure.
6 Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI). 2016. APAARI vision 2030: strengthened research and innovations for sustainable agricultural development. Bangkok, Thailand: Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI). 16p.
Sustainable agriculture ; Agricultural research ; Agricultural development ; Research institutions ; Innovation ; Economic aspects ; Food security ; Energy / Asia-Pacific Region / Thailand
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 630.7 G570 APA Record No: H047574)
http://www.apaari.org/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2016/03/APAARI-Vision-2030_10-3-2016_Low-resolution-2.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047574.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047574.pdf
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7 Hiwasaki, L.; Bolliger, L.; Lacombe, Guillaume; Raneri, J.; Schut, M.; Staal, S. (Eds.) 2016. Integrated systems research for sustainable smallholder agriculture in the Central Mekong: achievements and challenges of implementing integrated systems research. Hanoi, Vietnam: World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF). Southeast Asia Regional Program. 178p.
Integrated management ; Sustainable agriculture ; Smallholders ; Farmers ; Humid tropics ; River basin management ; Crop management ; Plantation crops ; Livestock ; Soil fertility ; Soil conservation ; Water availability ; Rainwater ; Water harvesting ; Water storage ; Watersheds ; Living standards ; Land use ; Highlands ; Landscape ; Land degradation ; Land cover ; Nutrition ; Nongovernmental organizations ; Research institutions ; CGIAR ; Natural resources management ; Systems analysis ; Environmental management ; Marketing techniques ; Economic aspects ; Food security ; Food production ; Empowerment ; Research and development ; Agricultural research ; Gender ; Case studies / Southeast Asia / Myanmar / Lao People's Democratic Republic / Thailand / Cambodia / Vietnam / China / Yunnan / Nan Province / Xishuangbanna / Mekong River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047858)
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8 Ogada, J. O.; Krhoda, G. O.; Van Der Veen, A.; Marani, M.; van Oel, P. R. 2017. Managing resources through stakeholder networks: collaborative water governance for Lake Naivasha Basin, Kenya. Water International, 42(3):271-290. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2017.1292076]
Water resources ; Water management ; Water governance ; Cooperation ; Stakeholders ; Networks ; Social structure ; Water user associations ; Governmental organizations ; International organizations ; Nongovernmental organizations ; Research institutions ; Corporate culture ; Group approaches ; Lakes / Kenya / Lake Naivasha Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048089)
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Stakeholder analysis and social network analysis were used to analyze stakeholders’ social and structural characteristics based on their interests, influence and interactions in Lake Naivasha basin, Kenya. Even though the Kenyan government and its agencies seem to command higher influence and interest in water resource management, the presence of influential and central stakeholders from non-government sectors plays a key role in strengthening partnership in a governance environment with multiple sectors, complex issues and competing interests. Interactions in the basin are guided by stakeholders’ interest and sphere of influence, which have both promoted participation in implementing a collaborative water governance framework.
9 Adenle, A. A.; Ford, J. D.; Morton, J.; Twomlow, S.; Alverson, K.; Cattaneo, A.; Cervigni, R.; Kurukulasuriya, P.; Huq, S.; Helfgott, A.; Ebinger, J. O. 2017. Managing climate change risks in Africa - a global perspective. Ecological Economics, 141:190-201. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.06.004]
Climate change adaptation ; Risk management ; Financing ; Climatic data ; Policy ; Weather forecasting ; Capacity building ; Programmes ; Stakeholders ; State intervention ; International organizations ; Research institutions ; Nongovernmental organizations ; Models / Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048470)
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Africa is projected to experience diverse and severe impacts of climate change. The need to adapt is increasingly recognized, from the community level to regional and national governments to the donor community, yet adaptation faces many constraints, particularly in low income settings. This study documents and examines the challenges facing adaptation in Africa, drawing upon semi-structured interviews (n = 337) with stakeholders including high-level stakeholders, continent-wide and across scales: in national government and UN agencies, academia, donors, non-governmental organizations, farmers and extension officers. Four key concerns about adaptation emerge: i) Climate data, scenarios and impacts models are insufficient for supporting adaptation, particularly as they relate to food systems and rural livelihoods; ii) The adaptation response to-date has been limited, fragmented, divorced from national planning processes, and with limited engagement with local expertise; iii) Adaptation policies and programs are too narrowly focused on explicit responses to climate change rather than responses to climate variability or broader development issues; and iv) Adaptation finance is insufficient, and procedures for accessing it present challenges to governments capacities. As a response to these concerns, we propose the 4-Cs framework which places adaptation for Africa at the center of climate projections, climate education, climate governance and climate finance, with corresponding responsibilities for government and non-government actors.
10 Salam, P. A.; Shrestha, S.; Pandey, Vishnu Prasad; Anal, A. K. (Eds.) 2017. Water-energy-food nexus: principles and practices. NJ, USA: Wiley; Washington, USA: American Geophysical Union (AGU). 252p.
Water resources ; Water management ; Energy resources ; Food resources ; Food security ; Nexus ; Development policy ; Policy making ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Developing countries ; International cooperation ; International waters ; River basins ; Rural areas ; Climate change ; Carbon footprint ; Crop production ; Rice ; Cultivation ; Research institutions ; Riverbanks ; Filtration ; Case studies / South Asia / South Africa / Western Asia / USA / Southeast Nepal / Tanzania / Uganda / Rwanda / Burundi / Democratic Republic of the Congo / Kenya / Ethiopia / Eritrea / South Sudan / Republic of the Sudan / Egypt / Bangladesh / California / Nile Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048731)
11 Clarke, James; McCartney, Mathew. 2017. International Water Management Institute. In Finlayson, C. M.; Everard, M.; Irvine, K. McInnes, R.; Middleton, B.; van Dam, A.; Davidson, N. C. (Eds.). The Wetland book I: structure and function, management and methods. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. pp.681-685.
International organizations ; Research institutions ; Nongovernmental organizations ; Food security ; Poverty ; Water resources ; Water management ; Water quality ; Water availability ; Land resources ; Developing countries ; Sustainable agriculture ; Ecosystem services ; Gender ; Governance ; Resource recovery ; Health ; Wetlands ; Irrigation systems ; Capacity building
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048800)
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is a non-pro t, scienti c research organization focusing on the sustainable use of water and land resources in developing countries. IWMI works in partnership with governments, civil society and the private sector to develop scalable agricultural water management solutions that have a real impact on poverty reduction, food security and ecosystem health. IWMI is a member of CGIAR, a global research partnership for a food-secure future.
12 Barkat, S.; Smith, Z. A. 2017. The food-water-energy nexus in modern rice cultivation in Bangladesh and competing discourses of rice research institutions. In Salam, P. A.; Shrestha, S.; Pandey, V. P.; Anal, A. K. (Eds.). Water-energy-food nexus: principles and practices. Indianapolis, IN, USA: Wiley. pp.191-205.
Water resources ; Food security ; Energy resources ; Nexus ; Rice ; Research institutions ; Renewable energy ; Irrigated land ; Farming / Bangladesh
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048748)
13 International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2020. IWMI Gender and Inclusion Strategy 2020-2023: new landscapes of water equality and inclusion. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 16p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2020.205]
Gender equality ; Inclusion ; Strategies ; Organizational change ; Water security ; Water systems ; Digital innovation ; Data management ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Social inequalities ; Equity ; Women ; Social development ; Empowerment ; Structural change ; Climate change ; Resilience ; Risk reduction ; Food systems ; Ecosystems ; Water use ; Multiple use ; Agricultural research for development ; Research programmes ; CGIAR ; Research institutions ; Intervention ; Stakeholders ; Policies ; Knowledge management ; Capacity building
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H049876)
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14 Cheng, Z.; Yan, S.; Song, T.; Cheng, L.; Wang, H. 2022. Adaptive water governance research in social sciences journals: a bibliometric analysis. Water Policy, 24(12):1951-1970. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2022.196]
Water governance ; Research ; Social sciences ; Bibliometric analysis ; Climate change ; Water resources ; Indicators ; Research institutions ; Policies
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051595)
https://iwaponline.com/wp/article-pdf/24/12/1951/1153561/024121951.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051595.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051595.pdf
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Adaptive water governance plays an increasingly important role in sustainable urban development and water governance response to global climate change. To comprehensively understand the research situation and development trend of adaptive water management, this study conducts a systematic literature review of articles published in International Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) journals based on bibliometric analysis. The results show that adaptive water governance as an emerging topic of water governance has an overall growth trend in published articles. The articles on adaptive water governance mainly concentrated on the disciplines of environmental science and environmental studies. Developed countries are a hub for water governance research, and China has the sixth largest number of articles from around the world. The adaptive water governance research has formed a preliminary global collaborative network, but the authors' collaboration needs to be strengthened. The most popular topics of adaptive water governance include South Africa, adaptive management, groundwater, principal component analysis, scenario planning, the analytic hierarchy process, resources, basins, computer experiments, and technology development. This finding suggests that adaptive water governance is a critical driver for sustainable urban development and represents a critical direction in the future research of water governance.
15 International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2024. IWMI Strategy 2024-2030: research and innovation for water security. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 36p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2024.217]
Strategies ; Research institutions ; Innovation ; Water security ; Sustainability ; Water management ; Risk reduction ; Water governance ; Partnerships ; Collective action ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Climate change ; Research for development ; Organizational development ; Gender equality ; Youth ; Social inclusion ; Finance ; Investment ; Policies ; Knowledge sharing ; Communication
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H052845)
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